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Clinohumite is an uncommon member of the humite group, a magnesium silicate according to the chemical formula (Mg, Fe)9(SiO4)4(F, OH)2. It was first discovered in…

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Clinohedrite is a rare silicate mineral. Its chemical composition is a hydrous calcium-zinc silicate; CaZn(SiO4)·H2O. Under shortwave ultraviolet light it fluoresces a rich orange color.…

Clinoclase is a hydrous copper arsenate mineral, Cu3AsO4(OH)3. It is a rare secondary copper mineral. It was first known from the Wheal Gorland Mine (now…

Cleusonite is a member of the crichtonite group of minerals with a chemical formula of (Pb, Sr)(U4+, U6+)(Fe2+, Zn)(Ti, Fe2+, Fe3+)18(O, OH)38. It was found…

Clearcreekite is polymorphous with peterbaylissite. The chemical formula of clearcreekite is Hg1+3CO3(OH)∙2H2O. It is a monoclinic-prismatic pale greenish yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, mercury, and…

Clausthalite is a lead selenide mineral, PbSe. It forms a solid solution series with galena PbS. is a member of the Galena Group of minerals.…

Claudetite is an arsenic oxide mineral with chemical formula As2O3. It is a mineral consisting of a native arsenic trioxide As2O3 crystallizing in the monoclinic…

Clarkeite is a uranium oxide mineral of composition (Na, Ca, Pb)2(UO2)2(O, OH)3 or (Na, Ca, Pb)(UO2)O(OH)·0-1H2O. It is a rare dark brown radioactive mineral whose…

Cinnabar is a bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide, sometimes used as a pigment. It refers to the common bright scarlet to a brick-red…

Chvaleticeite is a monoclinic hexahydrite manganese magnesium sulfate mineral and soft monoclinic mineral with formula: (Mn2+, Mg)[SO4]·6(H2O). It occurs in the oxidized zone of manganese…

Chrysotile or white asbestos is the most common serpentine asbestos used commercially and has long curly and pliable fibers. It is the most commonly encountered…